Two men indicted in Kandy Kitchen murder case
Two suspects Chester Coho and Roland Coho both of Ramah were indicted on first degree murder and related counts in Cibola County Magistrate Court. They are charged in the Dec 15 death of Francis Wooten 72 in the Kandy Kitchen area. The victims cause of death involved a needle nose plier. Det Hank Goke investigated after Dec 16 untended death report, revealing a murder.
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Patrick Hoss Grants Burrau -Grants
Cibola County
Chester Coho
Roland Coho
Ramah
Francis Wooten
Randy Kitchen
Cibola County Sheriff's Deartment
Kandy Kitchen
Hank Goke
Cibola Sheriff’s Department
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Navajo judge to retire in out of court settlement
Navajo Supreme Court Justice Wayne Cadman Sr. may retire after the Judiciary Committee agreed to settle removal proceedings. Cadman would receive a pension after turning 55, contingent on a law change. Cadman, 43, faced claims of malfeasance and neglect of duty for taking unauthorized education leave to attend Arizona State University law school and disobeying a directive to return or resign. The committee convened in executive session to discuss his proposal before a public hearing.
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Cadman
Judiciary Committee
High Court
Tices
Supreme Court
Arizona State University
Robert Yazzie
Judicial Branch
Manuelito man killed by police
A 37 year old Manuelito man Timothy Joe fired two rifle shots at Navajo Police and was killed by a New Mexico State Police officer during a shoot out at his home two miles south of U S Highway 40 and east of the state line. Neighbors watched the event unfold as the man confronted by members from three agencies exchanged gunfire.
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Malcolm Brenner
Manuelito
New Mexico
Timothy Joe
Wallace Billie
Window Rock
Phillip Gates
Joe
Brian
Lucila Joe
Julian Goodluck
Gates
Marie
Morning Star
Goodluck
Lucita Joe
Speedy
Gamerco shooter remains at large
In Gallup area, Alfred Marquez is wanted for attempted murder in a shooting that left Ruben Lujan in critical condition at University Hospital in Albuquerque. Marquez’s girlfriend Antoinette Alonzo says state police harassed her during a motel room confrontation while she and family waited for word.
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Gallup
Gamerco
Antoinette Alonzo
Alfred Marquez
Millar
Marquez
Darrel Kindig
State Police Criminal Investigations Division
Santa Fe
Kindig
Alonzo
New Mexico
Alonza
Alfred
Apache supervisors approve new sheriff amid protest
Apache County board approves Brian Hounshell as sheriff and names Clinton Lee as chief deputy despite opposition from Supervisor Tom White over lack of Navajo representation. Lee, son of former sheriff C Arthur Lee, to be sworn in as Hounshell begins term. salary set at 52503.
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ST. Johns, Ariz
Apache County Board of Supervisors
St. Johns
Clinton Lee
C. Arthur Lee
Apache County
Brian Hounshed
Michael Nelson
Apache County Sheriff's Office
Lee
Hounshell
Gladys Jaramillo
Sheriff's Department
Tom White
Arizona
Arthur N. Lee
Joe Shirley
White
Hourshell
Navajo Nation
Milton Bluehouse , Sr
Shirley
Clint Lee
Bluehouse
Sheriff Lee
Nahata Dziil Chapter Clinic Closes Sparking Anger
Residents of Nahata Dziil also called New Lands decry the January closure of the Indian Health Services clinic in Sanders Arizona. Officials warn daytime services will be provided via an evening weekend clinic at Sage Memorial Hospital in Ganado while exploring options. The decision follows cost cutting but critics note the center served about 4 000 residents across multiple chapters and the nearest clinics are 40 miles away.
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Malcolm Brenner
Gallup
Nahata Dziil
New Lands
Indian Health Services
Sanders
Ariz
Ernest Hubbell
Navajo Nation Council
HPL
Zuni
IHS
Hubbell
Jenny Notah
Navajo Area Indian Health Service
Sage Memorial Hospital
Ganado
Navajo Area Ihs
Notah
NAIHS
Gallup Service Unit
Timothy Fleming
Gallup Indian Medical Center
Independent
Sanders Clinic
Fleming
GIMC
Nahata
Donovan Quintero
Icient Nahata Dziil
Sealago
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